Part 5

2. Calyx lente auctus.

3. Stamina, et Pistillum.

4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.

5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.

6. Capsula.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

HEATH, with beardless tips, within the blossoms, which are swelled at the lower part, growing singly at the base of the leaves, and whitish; the leaves grow by threes, and are three-sided.

DESCRIPTION.

STEM shrubby, grows a foot high, upright, branching, and slender; the branches are simple.

LEAVES grow by threes, are three-sided, linear, sharp-pointed, smooth, slightly furrowed on the under part, and upright; the foot-stalks are pressed to the stem.

The FLOWERS grow from the bottom of the foot-stalks of the leaves, singly, are bent downward, and whitish; the foot-stalks are curved, and whitish.

EMPALEMENT. Cup of four leaves, which are coloured, sharp-pointed, and pressed to the blossom.

BLOSSOM swelled at the lower part, and straitened at the mouth; the border is four-lobed; segments equal, pointed, and rolled back.

CHIVES. Eight hair-like threads, which are bent, and fixed into the receptacle. Tips beardless, within the blossom.

POINTAL. Seed-bud turban-shaped, and smooth. Shaft linear, curved, and just without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.

Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

Flowers from April, till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.

3. The Chives, and Pointal.

4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.

5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.

6. The Capsule.

ERICA ampullacea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

ERICA, antheris basi bicornibus, inclusis; foliis quaternis, retortis; floribus viscosis, umbellatis, ampullaceis, striatis, sub-sesquipollicaribus.

DESCRIPTIO.